Futurum

JANUARY 4, 2023

Can quantum physics make the internet more secure? QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT — the physical phenomenon that occurs when a group of particles interact in such a way that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently of the state of the others. Fields of research : Quantum Physics, Quantum Technology, Optics.

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MooMoo Math & Science

JANUARY 10, 2023

Let's take a look at the difference between physical properties and chemical properties. Physical properties are properties that describe the physical characteristics of a substance and not how the substance behaves chemically. Let's take a look at nine physical properties. Physical and Chemical Changes.

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STEM Discovery

MAY 10, 2022

Then, students write their own story, which contains, intentionally wrong and … Continue reading → The post Physics and Safety on internet appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog. The stories show some real-life dangers, which describe dangers comparable to “invisible” dangers on the Internet.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 7, 2022

1 Mathematics and Physics Have the Same Foundations. 2 The Underlying Structure of Mathematics and Physics. 23 The Physicalized Laws of Mathematics. 29 Counting the Emes of Mathematics and Physics. 1 | Mathematics and Physics Have the Same Foundations. 3 The Metamodeling of Axiomatic Mathematics. Graphical Key.

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PCS Edventures

JULY 21, 2022

We all know that a more active lifestyle is good for you (it’s healthy to be healthy), but did you know that physical activity in an educational environment dramatically increases student learning and retention? Physically active learners: Are 20% more likely to earn a top grade in Math and English. Why do this?

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National Science Foundation

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Although it is perhaps a bit peculiar to apply Shakespeare to physics teaching career contemplations, the notoriously misinterpreted question of “ Wherefore art thou ?” We believe it is vital to scrutinize the “wherefores” of successful physics teachers, in both the classic meaning ( why teach physics?) 2021; Shah-Amoah 2020).

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 5, 2023

I also will do a Conceptual Physics Summer Institute if I can get at least 10 people committed - send me an email if you'd like to suggest dates for this!) How do we get students to focus on the process of learning physics rather than merely the outcomes of their tests? Effort in physics is a matter of character, not reward.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 25, 2023

These fundamentals checks are just as appropriate for AP Physics C (mechanics) as for AP Physics 1. because I'd teach it as just AP Physics 1 until about March. because I'd teach it as just AP Physics 1 until about March. Those two courses cover the exact same topics! That's totally doable. That's totally doable.

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Jacobs Physics

AUGUST 30, 2023

For many years now, the "Pretty Good Physics" email group has been one of the fundamental resources for physics teachers that I recommend in my summer institutes. The other function of PGP is to share files among physics teachers - that functionality is still available the same way it was.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 29, 2023

At school, physics fight preparation starts Monday. Friday was my last class with the AP Physics 1 section. They will be mentoring conceptual students in preparation for the physics fight tournament on May 21. I'm in the Charlottesville airport ready for my trip to see the Portland Thorns.

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The Science Penguin

AUGUST 31, 2022

There are MANY physical and chemical changes you can observe, but here are 5 of my favorites for upper elementary. This station is part of a stations set on TpT: Physical and Chemical Change Stations. Dissolving is a simple observable physical change. Ask students to determine whether a physical or chemical reaction occurred.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 13, 2023

Only four weeks until exam day for AP Physics students. These questions are perfect review for BOTH AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C - mechanics. What should you do? It's not all about working practice problems. The cart of mass m 1 is on a frictionless surface.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 3, 2023

What does a pitch clock have to do with physics teaching? Yes, learning physics takes time! And much of that time must be unstructured, time for discovery, time for lab play, time for arguing about physics, time for relationships to develop. Time is the currency of school. Baseball takes time, too.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 22, 2023

I'd be happy to talk physics teaching with anyone over coffee or dinner. Yes, I'm primarily talking to physics teachers. but if you have a group of several physics students who'd like to say hello, I'd love to meet youall, too! Just email me (via Woodberry Forest School) if you'd like to say hi. Fundamentals Check #8 71.

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Educators Technology

JULY 14, 2017

July 14, 2017 Here is a collection of some good educational iPad apps to help you with the teaching/learning of physics. This collection is specifically curated for high school students and teachers.read more.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 8, 2023

Conversation is 75% physics related, which is a fantastically favorable ratio. No physics C students are here tonight, because their exam is tomorrow!) I have some P1 students at my house this evening, doing corrections from last month's test, and working on review problems.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 19, 2023

The only partial solution - partial because there are no magic bullets in physics teaching, just ways of attaining incremental improvements - is to make practice seem like a game. In physics, I give quizzes like this every single day, with no questions allowed, and a strict time limit. Scrimmage every day. Let them fail!

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 27, 2023

Now's the time to be TAPERED for the AP physics exams. Most students taking AP Physics are also taking other AP exams, and the teachers of those courses are putting all sorts of last minute burdens on their classes - Saturday practice exams, multiple choice practice tomes, study shaming, etc. See this post.

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 12, 2023

During the Pandemic, I did live AP Physics 1 exam prep shows on the College Board's Youtube channel. The art above was drawn by @aldescery after I had joked in a show that there should be a spinoff called The Physics Adventures of Edna and Bertha. The episode below is based on the 2017 AP Physics 1 exam, problem 3. Charley.” “My

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Jacobs Physics

JULY 22, 2023

Fact is, whether or not the pandemic has worsened our students' math ability, even AP Physics students will cancel across a plus sign as in the picture. But how do we do that, when mathematics is the language of physics? Separate the math from the physics. Let's not talk about how we can Make Our Students Great At Math Again.

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STEM Education Guide

OCTOBER 29, 2022

When more children hear the word, “physics,” there may be a disassociation with the word, fun. However, the principles of physics, like science, are applied in our everyday living. Physics for children can be playful, entertaining, and budget-friendly. These physics experiments will show you how. What is Physics?

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 15, 2022

Folks, I'll be live Monday morning May 16 on [link] starting at 6:15 am to discuss the 2022 AP Physics 1 exam. Don't expect polished infotainment - expect a friendly, informal conversation about physics and physics teaching. During the show, I'll be checking my alternate email, gregcjacobs at gmail.

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STEMe

JULY 3, 2022

Helps physicists to evaluate what solutions to unsolved questions in fundamental physics might look like considering what we do know about string theory. It should provide ways to calculate the physical constants of the standard model and general relativity. It can help make a link between quantum physics and general relativity.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 17, 2023

But what if you are looking for physics professional development that is NOT aimed at college-level physics ? And in my personal mission to spread physics knowledge to as wide an audience as possible, these sub-college courses represent a critical first point of contact with our discipline. How do I register? (1)

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 15, 2023

If this graph is a line, what is the physical meaning of the slope? The student graphs this distance on the vertical axis, and the cart’s velocity on the horizontal axis. Is this graph a line or a curve? Briefly, why? If this graph is a curve, what could be graphed instead to get a straight line?

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PHYSICS! BLOG!

JANUARY 23, 2020

In November, I tried this lesson (below) in my 10th grade physics classes. I’ve decided to focus on the culture in my 10th grade physics classes. Many focus closely on the disproportionate representation (by gender, race, etc) in physics. They are pretty into physics. They view the problem as a lack of inspiration.

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Jacobs Physics

JUNE 8, 2023

The universe now has clarity about forthcoming changes to all four AP Physics exams. Let's start with content changes: Physics 1 will now include fluids - just teach the current P2 fluids unit, or old Physics B material. Physics 2 removes special relativity and quantum wave functions (keeping E=mc^2).

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Basic-Mathematics

JUNE 7, 2022

Do you need help with high school physics? Explore important basic concepts in physics.

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 29, 2022

But what if you are looking for physics professional development that is NOT aimed at college-level physics ? And in my personal mission to spread physics knowledge to as wide an audience as possible, these sub-college courses represent a critical first point of contact with our discipline. How do I register? (1)

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STEM Education Works

OCTOBER 13, 2021

in physics, but as a kid, it might as well have been magic. But even today with my background in physics, for me, radio communication still has this tinge of mystery to it. The Physics Behind Your Radio. “So, The post The Physics – and Mystery – of Radio appeared first on STEM Education Works. So, Dr. Jake,” you ask.

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Jacobs Physics

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Most blog readers know that I'm the author of the 5 Steps to a 5: AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C books. I'm running the AP Physics 1 webinar on Tuesday March 7. The publisher of this series, McGraw-Hill, is sponsoring a set of free live webinars. I'd love to see you and your students there! What's going to happen in the webinar?

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STEM Teacher Inspiration

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Are you wondering how you can use the AP Physics 1 workbook during remote learning? I like the questions in the AP Physics 1 workbook and I think it is a very useful tool to prepare students for the AP exam. These materials are free to use and share with other AP Physics 1 students and teachers. 2 – Dynamics.

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Amy Brown Science

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Now, let me speak to science teachers: While these experiments were written for children of ages 10 to 13, these activities can easily be used as experiments and/or demonstrations from middle school classes up through high school physics classes. What a relief to find activities that don't require expensive lab equipment!

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 14, 2023

In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written tests after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final exam*, we are once again running the Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament! These problems will be in the style of AP Physics 1 "paragraph response" questions. We need jurors.

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STEM Discovery

MAY 9, 2022

Level measurement is … Continue reading → The post Ultrasonic Volume Measurement with Arduino Physical Programming appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Jacobs Physics

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An alumna of my Conceptual Physics Summer Institute was having some trouble with picturing the answer to this question from waves problem set 9. The question, which I've adapted from an old New York Regents physics exam: If you assign this, do NOT let students ask you questions! She asked if I could help. Here's how I bust it.

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